In Leviticus 25:23-24, the LORD made it very clear that He rightfully and eternally owns all land. Therefore, the land could never be sold forever ... because we are just temporarily "visiting" His land with Him. What a beautiful and awesome assurance ... to remember and take into our hearts! On that note, please come in and visit our "tent" for awhile. For this morning's measure of manna, we will be presented with the LORD's very first introduction to the concept of a kinsman redeemer. Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! ~ Psalms 34:8
LEVITICUS 25:25-28 ~ If your brother be waxen (has become) poor, and has sold away some of his possession, and if any of this kin come to redeem it, then he shall redeem that which his brother sold. And if the man has none to redeem it, and himself is able to redeem it; then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession. But if he not be able to restore it to him, then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of him that has bought it, until the year of jubilee: and in the jubilee it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession.
According to the Oriental law of kinship, the land of a poor man could be redeemed by himself or his nearest relation, anytime during the period between the Years of Jubilee.
This concept of kinsman redeemer was:
- Introduced here
- Illustrated in Boaz ~ Ruth~Chapters 2-4
- Fulfilled in Jesus Christ
If a man has no kin to redeem his property after he sold it, then he has the right to buy it back himself. If he is not able to buy it back, then he would have to wait, until the Year of Jubilee, when his property would be returned to him.
:27 ~ Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession.
The redemption price was determined by the number of years remaining, from the date of redemption to the next Jubilee. At that time, all such property was returned to original owner and he could return to his land. What a happy day!!!
Even though a man and his family might have fallen on hard times ... looking forward, there was always hope ... Jubilee was coming ... and they knew that they would get back everything GOD had given them! What an assurance for them. But, wait ... we have even a more Blessed Assurance! Our Redeemer lives and He has promised us a Grand and Ultimate Jubilee!
If neither the seller nor the seller's kin could redeem it, then the land remained in the possession of the buyer until Jubilee. This gave a poor man another chance, an opportunity to regain his property and go back to his home ~ something he could never do otherwise.
Sound familiar? Just as we can never redeem ourselves by our own hands ~ thanks to GOD, we have a Kinsman Redeemer ... Jesus Christ! ... He paid the full redemption price for us ... and at Grand Jubilee, we will be going Home!!!!
NOTE: הַיֹּובֵ֑ל hai·yo·v·vel 3104 ~ The Hebrew word for Jubilee means: a ram, a ram's horn, a wind instrument!
- Jesus is the Ram that took our place: The Horn speaks of Salvation.
- Jesus, our Kinsman Redeemer paid the redemption price for our sin.
- One day, we will hear the sound of the great Ram's Horn from heaven, announcing the Great Jubilee!
Jubilee: a shadow of what was to happen in Joshua 6:5 and what will happen 1Thessalonians 4:16-17!
Oh, and there is SO much more treasure here! The Living Word of God so beautifully ties together the past, the present and the future!
Hallelujah! Our Redeemer Lives!
Until we meet again, swatdee ~ สวัสดี
I am blessed every day
with some new revelation of God's Word.
I will be sharing my measure of manna
with all who come to my "tent."
Please, let me know if you have been blessed
by the way it was prepared for you this day.
~Shalom~
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